Celebrate Canada Day The Oakville Way

Canada turns 142 years old tomorrow. Every village, town and city will celebrate in its own special way. Oakville will be holding plenty of festivities in the Bronte Village harbour district. A full day of events is planned and hopefully the weather will cooperate. The evening will end with fireworks over Lake Ontario.

Here is the lineup of events planned for July 1.

BRONTE RD. * THE BOARDWALK * HERITAGE WATERFRONT PARK

Time: 8 am. - 5pm.

11am - 4pm KID'S ACTIVITIES

Face Painters & Balloon Clown - Bronte Rd. & Heritage Waterfront Park

Children's Entertainers

12:00 - 12:30 pm

Cinderella ‘Meet and Greet'

2:30 - 3:30 pm

NAUTICAL ACTIVITIES

Bronte Harbour Yacht Club Yacht Flotilla

Dingy Races-Bronte Harbour. Yacht Club Sailing School

Town of Oakville Big Fire-truck & Crew

11am - 9pm

VENDOR Bazaar & MARKETPLACE (merch. and food vendors )

EVENT PROGRAM

Title of activity: CELEBRATE CANADA! PROGRAM

Oakville Celebrates Canada Day 2009

Location & Address of

Activity: Bronte Village by the Lake - Bronte Rd. Boardwalk

Heritage Waterfront Park by the Lake

(Where Veterans Highway Meets the Lake)

Date: Wednesday, July 1, 2009 8am - 11am. Lions Pancake Breakfast - 2,000 persons

BOARDWALK STAGE

- Bronte Rd. (east side -south of Lakeshore Rd.)

MC - TBD

Time

Activity

11:00 - 11:20

Formal Welcome & Opening Ceremonies

Oakville Mayor Rob Burton

Oakville's Highway of Heroes

11:20 - Noon

Salute to Flag

Salute to Veterans

Salute to Fallen Soldiers

O Canada

Emilia Sadowski

12:00 -12:30 Cinderella

‘Meet and Greet' & Birthday Cake for Kids

1:00 - 2:00 The Sweet Mack

2:00 - 3:00 Heavy Chevy

3:00 - 4:00 The Sarah Burton Band

4:00 - 5:00 Three Finger Arrow

5:00 - 6:00 Plan B

*schedule subj. to change without notice

MAIN STAGE: GAZEBO (Heritage Waterfront Park)

Schedule (preliminary schedule, subject to change)

MC - TBD

Time

Activity

12:30 - 1:00 Joharah Belly Up Belly Dance Troupe

2:00 - 2:45 Afternoon of Pickin' in the Park - (Set 1) Shawn Brush -"The Krooked Cowboy'

3:00 - 3:45 Shawn Brush "The Krooked Cowboy' (Set 2)

4:00 - 4:45 Stephen Fearing (Set 1)

5:00 - 5:45 Stephen Fearing (Set 2)

6:15 - 7:00 "A lively evening of heart, soul and horns"

George Oliver and Gangbuster (Set 1)

7:15 - 8:00 George Oliver and Gangbuster (Set 2)

8:15 - 9:00 NewWorldSon (headliner) (Set 1)

9:00 - 9:15

Greetings - Mayor Rob Burton

Highway of Heroes (Oakville Leg) - Salute to War Veterans - Fallen Heroes

9:15 - 10:15 NewWorldSon (headliner) (Set 2)

Mayor Burton leads countdown to fireworks, thanks all, band plays into fireworks

****ends set with O Canada with all entertainers on stage playing + Singing O Canada

10:15 pm FIREWORKS - Headliner plays through fireworks and to crowd exiting

Centriller Square Lakeshore Stage 2416 Lakeshore Rd. W.

Schedule (preliminary schedule, subject to change)

MC - TBD

Time

Activity

12:00 -1:00 The Lunchables (Ska Team)

1:15 - 2:15 Alan Edge and Julie Glac

2:30 - 3:30 Jeff and Debbie Currie

3:45 - 4:45 Taffy

5:00 - 6:00 John & Sheila Ludgate

6:15 - 7:15 Trevor Burt

7:30 - 9:00 Alright Alright